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Alternate Forms: Apply alternate glyph forms, such as JIS2004, JIS78, JIS90,
Simplified, and Traditional. These glyph forms are specially designed for some
Japanese OpenType fonts.
Using ligatures
There are two methods for using ligatures: The legacy method or the OpenType method.
The legacy method supports standard ligatures such as fi and fl in PostScript fonts.
The OpenType method allows access to both standard ligatures and discretionary
ligatures in OpenType fonts. Both methods are applied as character attributes, meaning
that you can apply them to any selected text.
• To apply ligatures to selected text using the legacy method, check Enable Ligatures
on the Character/Character Attributes tab of the Measurements palette (Window
menu) or check Ligatures in the Character Attributes dialog box (Style >
Character) (Windows only).
• To apply ligatures to selected text using the OpenType method, select text that
uses an OpenType and then choose Standard Ligatures from the OpenType
menu on the Home or Character/Character Attributes tab of the Measurements
palette (Window menu). This will apply ligatures such as fi, fl, ff, ffi, ffl, fj, ffj,
and th — if they are built into the font. In addition, you can choose Discretionary
Ligatures to apply rare ligatures such as ct, sp, st, and fh. If either ligature option
displays in brackets, the OpenType font in use does not support those ligature
features. On Windows, you can also check Standard Ligatures and Discretionary
Ligatures in the OpenType area of the Character Attributes dialog box.
Ligature preferences
You can set preferences for ligatures in the Character pane of the Preferences dialog
box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences > Print Layout > Character):
• Break Above: The value in the field specifies a tracking or kerning value above
which ligatures will break apart. At the default value of 1, if you track text +1
(1/200th of an em space), the ligatures revert to standard letters.
• Not "ffi" or "ffl": Check this box to prevent fi and fl ligatures in words such as
"office" or "waffle" when ffi and ffl ligatures do not exist in the current font.
Working with OpenType stylistic sets
Some OpenType fonts with numerous alternate characters organize these alternates
into stylistic sets. This eliminates the time-consuming task of selecting each alternate
character individually to find which ones look best with which others.
OpenType stylistic sets allow you to instantly apply a group of related alternative
characters to your text. Use the Measurements palette to choose from a number of
available stylistic sets to apply to a whole selection of text at one time. QuarkXPress
supports 33 OpenType stylistic sets.
To apply a stylistic set to selected text, click on the OpenType font icon from the
Measurements palette, and choose Stylistic Sets from the drop-down menu.
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